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It has no cure
editit has no cure influenza —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.30.32.156 (talk) 17:11, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
Differences from Type A
editThe type A and Type B articles don't say what the essential differences between them are.
Both say they have 8 RNA strands. (A says 13,588 bases, B says 14,648 nucleotides (=bases) ie B is somewhat larger). A says they code for eleven proteins (HA, NA, NP, M1, M2, NS1, NEP, PA, PB1, PB1-F2, PB2). but no similar statement for B (although B still seems to have HA and NA and many of the others). Presumably the HA and NA of B are very different from all the HA and NA subtypes of A but how ? Rod57 (talk) 16:52, 7 October 2010 (UTC)
contagious period
editHow long is the contagious period?--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 04:08, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
Wiki Education assignment: Virology 2022
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Influenza B infection in pigs
editThe cited article (Osterhaus et al., 2000) says that the infections in dogs and pigs do not meet the criteria to prove an infection. So pigs as a host range is incorrect or further proof is needed. 2003:C4:BF09:EAEA:D09D:A45F:9CF8:1F81 (talk) 11:23, 31 October 2023 (UTC)
B/Yamagata
editInterestingly, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Influenza B/Yamagata levels have dropped substantially,- B/Yamagata was already on a downturn before the COVID-19 pandemic- and no such viruses have been isolated or sequenced since March, 2020. As of November WHO says “inclusion of a B/Yamagata lineage antigen in quadrivalent influenza vaccines is no longer warranted, and every effort should be made to exclude this component as soon as possible”. Hence I edited the dogmatic sounding statement in the lede- everything is in flux! Wuerzele (talk) 21:28, 23 November 2023 (UTC)